After gluing some paper strips, I covered my background with a thin layer of Gesso. Then I add more Gesso with a stencil. When it was dry, I added some colors with Twinkling H2O watercolors. To add more texture, I stamped in matching shades all over my background. I added some shadow to my paper strips with a brown gelato. Then I stamped some text with black ink to add more contrast.